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John Bull

English composer, musician and organ builder
Person Human Q511463
John Bull
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
1562
Date of death
March 12, 1628, March 13, 1628[10]
Place of birth
Somerset
Place of death
Antwerp
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of England, United Kingdom[12][13]
Occupation
composer, harpsichordist, music professor, organist, organ builder
Employer
Gresham College[15]
Position held
Gresham Professor of Music[14]
Educated at
University of Oxford[16]
Genre
Renaissance music[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Riemann's Music Dictionary, Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[23][24][25][26][27]
Different from
John Bull[29]
Family name
Bull[20]
Given name
John[21]
Instrument
organ[22]
Movement
Baroque music[18]
Place of burial
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Bull ar جون بول he ג'ון בול it Con Bul ja ジョン・ブル nl John Bull (componist) pl John Bol pl Jan Bouville pl Jean Bonville pl John Boul pl John Bul ru Булл Джон ru Булл, Джон ru Джон Булл zh 约翰·布尔 zh-hant 約翰·布林 (作曲家)
🔖 Identifiers · 95
ISNI
0000000079756011
VIAF cluster ID
54331967
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n81016939
GND ID
120297450
AllMusic artist ID
mn0002182344
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
john-bull
BAnQ authority ID
0000361264
BIBSYS ID
99031037
Bach digital person ID
00006095
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13891963f
Biblissima authority ID
Dominic Sanz
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01432890
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CONOR.SI ID
35278179
CPDL ID
John Bull
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10244153
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1008547
Classical Archives composer ID
2263
DAHR artist ID
103040
DDB person (GND) ID
120297450
De Agostini ID
Bull,+John
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120297450
Dezède person ID
3924
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
120297450
Discogs artist ID
567488
ELNET ID
a12497848
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/John-Bull-English-composer
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
john-bull-compositeur
Europeana entity
agent/base/151169
FAST ID
1810259
FES digital collections entity ID
437988
Find a Grave memorial ID
9602662
Freebase ID
/m/03wgzv
GTAA ID
256484
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
john-bull-0
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0012785
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
10592
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
John_Bull_-_engelsk_komponist
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4036790, 1888112
Grove Music Online ID
04294
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
10134
IMSLP ID
Category:Bull,_John
IdRef ID
083004831
J9U entity ID
987007272438805171
KBR person ID
14026939
KSW person ID
59807
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
120297450
Krugosvet article (archived)
kultura_i_obrazovanie/muzyka/BULL_DZHON.html
Lex ID
John_Bull_-_komponist,_organist_og_virginalist
Libraries Australia ID
35630441
Libris-URI
hftwzph11mw6bhr
LiederNet composer ID
16703
MoEML ID
BULL8
MusicBrainz artist ID
ca013e83-6a0a-4ce1-9b35-baaad4e697e0
Musicalics composer ID
78935
Musopen composer ID
john-bull
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000236466
NE.se ID
john-bull-(2)
NL CR AUT ID
jn20000601070
NLA Trove people ID
1021687
NLP ID
a0000001603866
NNDB people ID
607/000093328
NSK (VIAF) ID
000441161
NSK ID
981005804073209366
NUKAT ID
n97063228
National Library of Brazil ID
000555118
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000277968
National Library of Latvia ID
000047206
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:JjL;=BW
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810694008505606
National Library of Portugal ID
46401
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1638998
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp00630
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070739099
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3881874
OpenMLOL author ID
56357, 423468
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
3905
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095534776
Parsifal cluster ID
535438
Prabook ID
566755
RERO ID (legacy)
A012340466
RILM ID
9769
RISM ID
people/30004671
Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID
RETE015473
SBN author ID
PUVV105700
SELIBR ID
234421
SHARE Catalogue author ID
28975
SNAC ARK ID
w6t443xh
SVKKL authority ID
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Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID
10001751
Songkick artist ID
165444
Treccani ID
john-bull
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/152091
WikiTree person ID
Bull-2873
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJx8C64DgkrPMb4QrB4Qbd
Yale LUX ID
person/dfff5042-72cb-472c-97b0-36f0e063c1c6

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
composer, organist, harpsichordist
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Mb:previous attribution 2
God Save the King, God Save the King
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of England
Different from 1
John Bull
Educated at 1
University of Oxford
Employer 1
Gresham College
Genre 1
Renaissance music
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
organ
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Movement 1
Baroque music
Place of birth 1
Somerset
Place of burial 1
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal
Place of death 1
Antwerp
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

John Bull was born in 1562[1] in Somerset[2]. He died on March 12, 1628[3], in Antwerp[4]. He worked as a composer[5], harpsichordist[6], music professor[7], organist[8], and organ builder[9].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[30]

  • Country: GB[31]

  • Began / founded: 1562[32]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1628-03-12[33]

  • Community tags: composer[34]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ca013e83-6a0a-4ce1-9b35-baaad4e697e0[35]

FAQs

Where was John Bull born?

John Bull was born in Somerset[2].

Where did John Bull die?

John Bull passed away in Antwerp[4].

What did John Bull do for work?

John Bull worked as a composer[5], harpsichordist[6], music professor[7], organist[8], and organ builder[9].

Where did John Bull go to school?

John Bull was educated at University of Oxford[16].

Related Entities

Kingdom of England

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [35] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Bug002 · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID → RETE015473
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63657: RETEtoWD QS 03-11-2026 14:40"
  2. 26d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim references: Place of death: Antwerp, source for place of death from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot task 2)"
  3. 16w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → Dominic Sanz
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q9608, Import ID Biblissima V3 (details)"
  4. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 120297450
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  5. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    KSW person ID → 59807
    "Created claim: KSW person ID: 59807, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930557898"
  6. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 437988
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 437988, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  7. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0321053-Bull-John-asi-15621628
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0321053-Bull-John-asi-15621628, batch #259496"
  8. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → John
    Instance of → human
    Sex or gender → male
    Different from → John Bull
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32116: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
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